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Class ... class ... settle down and shut the fuck up.

Congress is not "meddling" in the affairs of the Pentagon. They are doing their job. Now, I realize it is patently hip to snarl whenever Congress is mentioned, so I know that fact will be lost on some.

There are others who only make such charges when Congress does something they don't approve of. If, as an example, Congress passed a law tomorrow banning gays and women from the military, some of the same people who contend Congress is "meddling" would praise them for their leadership.

What's even more obvious is that "leaving it to the Pentagon" is a laughable suggestion. The Pentagon is run by the same breed of creature as Congress - by politicians (some in, some out of uniform). There are as many personnel in uniform represented by the sentiments of Murtha or McCain as are represented by Cheney.

The fact that this debate had to take place in the United States Congress is stark proof that this Administration's arrogance is only exceeded by its incompetence.

When prosecuting a war, certain "extralegal" events may need to take place.

Those events should occur in a cold deep dark place that is seldom penetrated by sunlight - or a camera flash.

If it is necessary to treat a prisoner in an extralegal manner, it should be done by professionals, not by untrained or incompetent reserve artillery battalions equipped with cell phone cameras.

If it is necessary to treat the sovereignty of a friendly nation in an extralegal manner, it should not be done by graduates of the "Maxwell Smart" school of espionage conducted more like a segment of the old "Keystone Cops" serial films.

If it is necessary to transfer non-prisoners to non-facilities in other countries in an extralegal manner, it should be conducted in a manner that can't be detected by a second-rate student writer from a third-rate journalism school.

Some things have to be done in certain extreme circumstances, and they have to be done in cold deep dark places so as to avoid causing more damage than good.

This seems to be lost on the bozos running this bus.